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Victor Kiamzon Vs. Fabian Pugeda 054 Phil 755

VICTOR KIAMZON, contestant-appellant, vs. FABIAN PUGEDA, contestee-appellee.

G.R. No. 32298 | 1930-03-31

D E C I S I O N


VILLAMOR, J.:

At the general elections held on June 5, 1928, the official candidates for provincial governor of Cavite were Victor Kiamzon of the Democrata party, and Fabian Pugeda of the Nacionalist-Consolidado party. According to the provincial canvass, Pugeda received 11,995 votes and Kiamzon 10,987, or a majority of 1,008 votes in favor of Pugeda, who was thereupon proclaimed provincial governor-elect of that province.
Kiamzon duly filed a protest with the Court of First Instance of the province against the election of Pugeda, alleging and specifying certain serious irregularities by the election inspectors of the...